Flatbed Car

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A flatbed car for transporting large resources and munitions by train over long-distances.
In-game description

The BMS Longrider (also known as a Flatbed Car) is a train car designed to transport various shippable structures and vehicles.

General Info

Crew

The BMS Longrider does not require a crew to operate.

Armament

The BMS Longrider is not equipped with a main armament.

Inventory

It has 1 inventory slot which can hold any item, and a loading area that can hold 1 medium or large shippable.

Engine & Mobility

  • Uses no fuel
  • Can only move on Railway Tracks, must be placed on tracks with a crane
  • Cannot move on its own, requires a Locomotive connected to it to be moved
  • Can ram and destroy any structures (such as Deployed Tripods) in its path
  • Instantly destroys any unarmored vehicle in its path if there are no friendly soldiers inside of them
  • Does not trigger Anti-Tank Mines

Interactions

  • Couple two cars together - hold Shift + E and press Couple Cars (they must be touching/close together)
  • Decouple two connected cars - requires a Wrench used in the area between the two cars
  • Able to carry one medium or large shippable


A train can have up to 15 cars connected, Locomotive(s) included.

Production

Structure Input(s) Output Time
Large Assembly Station 20 x Processed Construction Materials ProcessedConstructionMaterialsIcon.png
15 x  Assembly Materials II AssemblyMaterials2Icon.png
10 x  Assembly Materials III AssemblyMaterials3Icon.png
8 MW of power ProductionPowerIcon.png
 BMS Longrider TrainCarVehicleIcon.png 00:30:00

The BMS Black Bolt Locomotive must be fully researched in the Vehicle IconFilterVehicle.png Tech Tree in order to be produced.

Storage & Transport

The BMS Longrider cannot be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.

It can be packaged into a large Shippable and transported only by certain Shipping Vehicles (Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).

Tactics

The BMS Longrider is essential for transporting any types of goods to a destination. Depending on the destination, and how much resources the player wants to carry, it can have a maximum of 14 Flatbed Cars (one Locomotive and 14 Flatbed Cars).

Using these makes large trains the most powerful vehicle in the game, logistics-wise, as their ability to transport Resource Containers, Shipping Containers, and vehicles (in both crate form, or standard vehicle form) in large quantities. Even a minimum of six Flatbed Cars carries more equipment/resources than a Freighter.

Putting 100 Coal in the single inventory slot of each Flatbed Cars of a train is a good way to always have spare fuel for emergencies.

Trivia

  • Despite having a low profile, the player is unable to vault over it, meaning they must walk around the entire train in order to bypass it.

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